Botetourt Resource Center
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The overall goal of the Botetourt Resource Center is to
strengthen the community of rural Botetourt County by
offering a link to social and human services. The Botetourt
Resource Center will be a point of service or a place to
facilitate access to those services. Volunteers from the
community are donating time for care giving.
Recent Events
This wonderful committee under the direction of Laurie Rhodes and all the church volunteers from Buchanan Baptist, Trinity Episcopal, Trinity United Methodist, Virginia Presbyterian, Buchanan Presbyterian, and New Beginnings Assembly of God put on a very successful Progressive Dinner/Silent Auction fundraiser for the Botetourt Resource Center on May 22, 2010.
The Botetourt Resource Center is happy to announce that through the Foundation For Roanoke Valley "Belonging Initiative" Grant we are able to sponsor a second Senior Party a month. The new location is provided in partnership with Daleville Church of the Brethren in Daleville and the Senior Party for that area of the county will be once a month. A Wii game was purchased for this program. Both parties are advertised in The Fincastle Herald for seniors 60+.
The Botetourt Resource Center was awarded $50,000 by the Foundation for Roanoke Valley in May, 2009 through the "Belonging Initiative" Grant. This grant is aimed at:
Rennovations for the Center
New Programs for Seniors
Upgrading Equipment
One Support Staff Position
Updates will be provided on this wonderful news for this fiscal year.
Ramp built by Rebuilding Together of the Roanoke Valley in partnership with the Botetourt Resource Center.
Wii program purchased with the "Belonging Grant" from Foundation for Roanoke Valley for new programs for Seniors.
Accomplishments in 2009-2010
Awarded $50,000 from the Foundation For Roanoke Valley Belonging Initiative Grant. Purpose to:
Improve technology in the BRC
Hire a part-time staff person
Purchase new Furniture, new Office Equipment
Renovate the BRC building – new doors, new floors, bathrooms, etc.
Creation and expansion of senior programs (Senior home repair, senior basic needs purchases, senior crisis assistance, senior prescription assistance, once-a-month senior parties, etc.)
Senior Prescription Assistance Program - through grant funds from the Foundation for Roanoke Valley and donations the BRC spent $ 2,627.49 to help 90 low income seniors with copayments on prescriptions
Free wood distributed to needy families through the winter in partnership with Mill Creek Baptist Church
Fed 64 people for Thanksgiving with church and civic group partnerships
Coordinated Christmas adoptions for 40 children and 16 families with partnerships
Coordinated the adoption by Botetourt Community Church of 4 men with mental illness living in a group home so that they could have new shoes. The BRC continually provides them with clothes,toiletries, food and recreation.
Started Monthly Senior Parties and have had 14 parties with a total attendance of 140+ seniors
Repairs to eleven senior homes utilizing community volunteers and volunteers from a partnership with Rebuilding Together of Roanoke
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5 ramps built
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4 roofs repaired and rebuilt
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1 porch waterproofed
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Plumbing in kitchen replaced
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Rails built and steps repaired on 4 homes
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Porch repaired on one home
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Porch rebuilt on one home
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Water heater installed
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Funds for materials donated to Mill Creek Baptist Church for rebuilding a senior’s home
Gave $60 shoe vouchers each to 65 needy seniors in partnership with Super Shoe and purchased prosthetic shoes ($150) for a senior; and funded by funds from the Belonging Initiative Grant. Total = $4,050.00
Sponsored LifeLine Screening at the BRC - 41 adults screened
Facilitated Buchanan Area Ministerial (BAMA) crisis response funds of $4,265.02 to help 29 families
Facilitated BRC/Catholic Crisis Funds of $2,500 to help 19 families
Coordinated and facilitated the BAMA Food Pantry to give food to 335+ individuals
Facilitated Basic Needs Assistance to Seniors through programs, home repair, bill assistance, etc. with
$11,673+ from FFRV Belonging Grant funds
Awarded $35,000 from Foundation for Roanoke Valley with the Belonging Grant to:
Continue employment of part-time staff (15 hrs./week)
Continue existing Senior Programs
